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Anonyme: sleeping child, Ireland ca. 1860

Image of Anonyme: sleeping child, Ireland ca. 1860

A cdv size image of a sleeping child. It's possibly a post mortem portrait. The little child is wearing beautiful clothes and has bare feet. She is lying on a lounger. The composition and atmosphere of this 19th century portrait are beautiful.
The albumen print has a good tonality.

albumen print ca. 5 x 9,3 cm
mount ca. 6 x 10,3 cm

Provenance: From the Anglo-Irish photograph album of Elizabeth Alexander Shaw, daughter of William John Alexander-Shaw.

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